Blake Bortles impresses again as Jaguars struggle to score in loss to Giants

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles (5) runs away from New York Giants defensive end Owamagbe Odighizuwa (58) during the first half of a preseason NFL football game Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Blake Bortles had another impressive preseason outing for Jacksonville, leading the Jaguars to three field goals in his only drives in a 22-12 loss to the New York Giants on Saturday night.

Bortles, who was 11 of 15 in a preseason opener, hit 8 of 16 passes for 98 yards. His chances for scoring touchdowns were hurt by poor offensive line play at times, a holding penalty in the red zone and a drop.

Josh Scobee capped the first drive for the Jaguars (1-1) with a 52-yard field goal and Jason Myers converted from 51 and 49 yards.

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Eli Manning and the Giants (1-1) struggled for the second straight week, with the two-time Super Bowl MVP finishing 4 of 14 for 46 yards in three series. Odell Beckham Jr. was targeted five times, had no catches and one red-zone drop.

What's alarming was that the Giants' offense was supposed to be their strength this season. It's now produced a field goal in seven series.

Steve Spagnuolo's defense showed more improvement in the second game, bending but not breaking and setting up one of Josh Brown's five field goals with a sack and forced fumble by former Jacksonville linebacker J.T. Thomas.

The other bright spot for the Giants was the play of backup quarterback Ryan Nassib, who completed 19 of 35 for 217 yards, including an 8-yard touchdown pass to Dwayne Harris in the fourth quarter.

Brown converted field goals of 51, 43, 53, 37 and 28 yards. He also missed one, but a Jacksonville penalty kept the drive alive and Harris later scored.

The win did not come without some cost. Starting middle linebacker Jon Beason sprained a knee in the first half and safety Bennett Jackson sprained a knee late in the game.

Earlier, free agent safety Justin Currie broke his right ankle covering a kickoff. New York lost rookie Mykkele Thompson for the season last week against Cincinnati with an Achilles tendon injury.

Bortles left with the Jaguars ahead 9-3. A 20-yard pass to Allen Robinson set up Scobee's field goal, which came a play after center Stefan Wisniewski recovered a Bortles' fumble after he was sacked by Damontre Moore.

A 26-yard pass to Robinson set up Myers' first field goal, and a 12-play drive of short plays set up the third field goal. Myers added a 55-yarder with 1:55 to play.